ACE v11 - IIB features

Hello, I'm interested in migrating from IIB 10 to ACE 11 and have some questions: 1. Is there a must for message flows to be inside an application? (today we have also many msgflows deployed alone inside bars, not inside application). 2. Is there any support for messagesets? 3. The new WebUI is very nice and seems to run much faster than the current IIB's WebUI. I was wondering where did the edit options gone in this new WebUI, is it now not possible to edit properties such as ports, jvm sizes, etc.. on flows / Integration Servers from the WebUI? (also, I could not find where can I start statistics and resource statistics) 4. Is there a plan in the near future to add functionallity of viewing also subflows, esqls and mapping nodes from the webUI? It could be great and provide much benefit.

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Here's my thoughts on your questions regarding ACE v11, you can also find more in the ACE v11 FAQ.

1) Is there a must for message flows to be inside an application?

In ACE v11 all flows must be located and managed in a Application. However to simplify bringing your independent flows etc from prior releases ACE v11 provides a facility to move these automatically into a named default application. See"If the integration server contains any independent resources (resources that are not in an application or library), you must specify the --default-application-name parameter the first time that you run the IntegrationServer command. This parameter creates a new default application, and all independent resources that are associated with the integration server are moved into it. "

2) Is there any support for messagesets?

Yes ACE v11 continues to support your investment in Message Set models.

3) ...where did the edit options gone in this new WebUI, is it now not possible to edit properties such as ports, jvm sizes, etc.. on flows / Integration Servers from the WebUI? (also, I could not find where can I start statistics and resource statistics)

At its initial release IBM App Connect Enterprise was focused on changes to the IIB runtime architecture which make it even better for running inside containers, because integration servers can be spun up independently and do not need an integration node definition. As a result, some areas of functionality are not yet available in v11. The intention will be to add these and other areas of function to v11, through quarterly fix packs, which will be used to provide both maintenance and also new features. Currently all of these settings you mention would be configured in the "server.conf.yaml" configuration file, as detailed here. ACE v11 provides a new administrative REST API (“REST APIv2”) which replaces the IBM Integration Bus REST APIv1. The new APIv2 REST API already provides many actions to update the configuration of the Integration Server. The new WebUI utilises the APIv2 REST API.

4) Is there a plan in the near future to add functionality of viewing also subflows, esqls and mapping nodes from the webUI? It could be great and provide much benefit.

As noted above I expect additional function to come in future fixpacks, but you should consider posting your suggestion in an RFE, get in direct contact with us by emailing AskAppIn@uk.ibm.com.